Iron deposition and inflammation in multiple sclerosis. Which one comes first?

BMC Neuroscience

Istvan Pirko¹  Bianca Weinstock-Guttman²  Robert Zivadinov² 

[1] Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA;The Jacobs Neurological Institute, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA

关键词: CCSVI;    cerebral EAE;    inflammation;    iron deposition;    animal model;    multiple sclerosis;   

Others  :  1217912
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2202-12-60

 received in 2011-06-20, accepted in 2011-06-23,  发布年份 2011

【 摘 要 】

Whether iron deposition is an epiphenomenon of the multiple sclerosis (MS) disease process or may play a primary role in triggering inflammation and disease development remains unclear at this time, and should be studied at the early stages of disease pathogenesis. However, it is difficult to study the relationship between iron deposition and inflammation in early MS due to the delay between the onset of symptoms and diagnosis, and the poor availability of tissue specimens. In a recent article published in BMC Neuroscience, Williams et al. investigated the relationship between inflammation and iron deposition using an original animal model labeled as "cerebral experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis", which develops CNS perivascular iron deposits. However, the relative contribution of iron deposition vs. inflammation in the pathogenesis and progression of MS remains unknown. Further studies should establish the association between inflammation, reduced blood flow, iron deposition, microglia activation and neurodegeneration. Creating a representative animal model that can study independently such relationship will be the key factor in this endeavor.

【 授权许可】

   
2011 Zivadinov et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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